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Fifty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett

Label: Sony Legacy
Released: 2006

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The Complete Improv Recordings

Read "The Complete Improv Recordings" reviewed by Jim Santella


While the 1970s turned popular music upside down, Tony Bennett maintained a casual composure. Throughout the turmoil, he continued to bring us pleasant ballads and heartfelt classics. From his own Improv label, this 4-CD anthology reissues five albums: Life is Beautiful , Tony Bennett Sings 10 Great Rodgers and Hart Songs , Tony Bennett Sings More ...

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Tony Bennett Sings Ellington Hot and Cool

Label: RPM
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 2. Mood Indigo 3. She's Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 4. Caravan 5. Chelsea Bridge 6. Azure 7. I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So 8. In A Sentimental Mood 9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore 10. Sophisticated Lady 11. In A Mellow Tone 12. Day Dream 13. Prelude To A Kiss 14. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

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The Essential Tony Bennett

Label: Legacy Recordings
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Because Of You 2. Cold, Cold Heart 3. Blue Velvet 4. Rags To Riches 5. Stranger In Paradise 6. Sing You Sinners 7. The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Gigolo And Gigolette) 8. Just In Time 9. It Amazes Me 10. Love Look Away 11. Firefly 12. Put On A Happy Face 13. The Best Is Yet To Come 14. Tender Is The Night 15. Once Upon A Time 16. I Left My Heart In San Francisco 17. I Wanna Be Around 18. The Good Life 19. This Is All I Ask 20. When Joanna Loved Me 21. The Rules Of The Road

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The Non-Classical Nature of America's Classical Music

Read "The Non-Classical Nature of America's Classical Music" reviewed by Emmett G. Price III


"Every civilization is known by its culture, and jazz is America's greatest contribution to the world--it is our “classical" music. Jazz is spontaneous, honest, and natural, and it is a celebration of life itself." --Tony Bennett (Hasse, 1999: Foreword) “The music, consequently, is being misrepresented, distorted, misconstrued, and capitalized upon by others than its ...

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Tony Bennett: The Essential Tony Bennett

Read "The Essential Tony Bennett" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Tony Bennett ends nearly every performance with the musical question “How do you keep the music playing?" After nearly five decades in the industry, the more important question seems to be how do you capture the music on a two-disc set? And yet that's what Tony’s appreciative label has tried to do. From a Grammy-winning live ...

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Tony Bennett: Tony Bennett Sings Ellington Hot and Cool

Read "Tony Bennett Sings Ellington Hot and Cool" reviewed by AAJ Staff


As he continues to light up the world as the biggest and brightest carrier of the Great American Songbook torch, Tony Bennett also continues to bridge the past to the future through his song and accompanist selections. On his own tribute to the great centenarian Duke Ellington, Bennett does not so much look back at Ellington’s ...

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A Wonderful World

Label: TES
Released: 2002

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Playin' With My Friends

Label: TES
Released: 2001


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